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Wall Street Journal:
Frustration Builds for Democrats — Reversal of Fortune for Mukasey — Highlights Struggles on Security Issues — Washington — The way in which Senate Democrats wavered and then consented to the confirmation of Michael B. Mukasey as attorney general reflects the party's broader struggle …
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Nora Ephron / The Huffington Post:
It's hard to be a Democrat, don't you think? There's no alternative, of course, but it's hard. Someone asked me the other day to write something about why I was a Democrat, and I had no trouble making a list of 10 reasons. Of course, five of those reasons were the Supreme Court …
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John Podhoretz / Commentary:
First They Came for Hillary Clinton... It is widely assumed, on both Left and Right, that Hillary Clinton and her campaign made a grave error by responding to the criticism of her performance in last Tuesday's Democratic debate by complaining of a "pile-on." Bill Kristol, for one, called it a "foolish overreaction."
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Obama Plays Convincing Obama in a Skit Mocking Clinton
Obama Plays Convincing Obama in a Skit Mocking Clinton
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Scott Horton / Harper's:
Happy Counterterrorism Day — Remember, remember the fifth of November, — Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'twas his intent — To blow up the King and Parliament. — Three score barrels of powder below, — Poor old England to overthrow; — By God's providence he was catch'd
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CBN.com:
Romney Scores Major Endorsement — This is a big one folks. In a Brody File exclusive, we've found out that Paul Weyrich, the former co-founder of The Moral Majority has endorsed Mitt Romney for President. The Brody File has the press release. Read below: … Where do I begin?
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Jennifer Saba / Editor and Publisher:
First FAS-FAX Numbers: Many Top Papers Take Big Hits — NEW YORK The Audit Bureau of Circulations released circulation numbers for more than 700 daily newspapers this morning for the six-month period ending September 2007. Of the top 25 papers in daily circulation (see chart, separate story), only four showed gains.
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New York Times:
Rosie O'Donnell in Talks to Join MSNBC — Rosie O'Donnell, who abruptly left "The View" on ABC last spring after drawing attention and ratings for her opinions on everything from the Iraq war to her co-hosts, is in serious discussions to return to television atop a new soapbox …
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Washington Wire:
Paul Supporters Hope to Make Campaign History — Susan Davis reports on the presidential race. — If all goes as planned, the Ron Paul presidential campaign could raise $10 million today. At least thatÂ's what his supporters are working toward. — Paul
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Greg Gross / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Wilkes convicted of corruption — A U.S. District Court jury has convicted Brent Wilkes on all 13 counts in his corruption trial. The Poway defense contractor had been accused by prosecutors of leveraging more than $600,000 in cash bribes and thousands more in gifts to ousted …
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Breaking: Jury Finds Wilkes Guilty on All Counts
Breaking: Jury Finds Wilkes Guilty on All Counts
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The Next Hurrah
Atrios / Eschaton:
A Landslide Democratic Victory Would be Good News For Republicans — The optimistic Bowers: … I think we've had a generation of a political-media-industrial class which has been completely infused with a narrative of Republicans are ascendant/Democrats are in decline.
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Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Nationwide Senate 2008 Polling Snapshot
Nationwide Senate 2008 Polling Snapshot
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Brandon Friedman / Daily Kos:
The Real Story Behind the Falling Casualty Rate in Iraq — As U.S. casualties have continued to drop, many people on the anti-Bush side of the aisle have begun to quietly panic in recent days over this question: "Could George W. Bush and Frederick Kagan have possibly been right about the surge?"
Angela Shaw / Boston Globe:
Torture debate between McCain, Giuliani, gets personal — MASON CITY, Iowa - The Republican debate over torture has become a debate over resumes, as John McCain warns from personal experience about the dangers of harsh questioning and Rudy Giuliani takes credit for his skill with it as a prosecutor.
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Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Giuliani Praises Kerik's Crime Results
Giuliani Praises Kerik's Crime Results
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This Is London:
SANTA TOLD TO SLIM DOWN FOR CHRISTMAS TO 'SET A GOOD EXAMPLE' — Santa is being told to shift the pounds before Christmas - because the obese saint is failing to set a "good example" for children. — The traditional children's hero, best known for feasting on mince pies left out on Christmas eve …
Eric Kleefeld / Election Central:
Kentucky GOP Pushing Anti-Gay Message In Final Days Of Gov Race — Going into the home stretch in in the Kentucky gubernatorial election, the Republicans appear to have brought out one last card: Paranoia against gays. — The state GOP is now sending a robo-call throughout the state featuring none …
USA Today:
Military's porn ban questioned — WASHINGTON — Ten years after Congress banned sales of sexually explicit material on military bases, the Pentagon is under fire for continuing to sell adult fare, such as Penthouse and Playmates In Bed, that it doesn't consider explicit enough to pull from its stores.
BBC:
Supermodel 'rejects dollar pay' — The world's richest model has reportedly reacted in her own way to the sliding value of the US dollar - by refusing to be paid in the currency. — Gisele Bündchen is said to be keen to avoid the US currency because of uncertainty over its strength.
The Atlantic Online:
Should Illegal Immigrants Get Driver's Licenses? — Since this question seems very hard for Democratic politicians to give a straightforward answer to, I thought I'd try to think about it myself. The problem with saying "yes" isn't just that it's unpopular, it's that it's unpopular because it sounds ridiculous.